Chapter 21: A Bad Penny
The next day came; Abberline was smoking his pipe on a balcony that over look the Bank, Jacob and Alexandria walks up to him, "Well! What say you?" Abberline asks them, Jacob looks at Alexandria who was right next to him. She gave him the go ahead. He looks back at Abberline, "You're not gonna like it." Jacob warns him, Abberline just puff on his pipe, "Now see here, I am graced with the Abberline family's robust constitution." Abberline informs them, Jacob looks at Alexandria to see if it was true, she shook her head, "Why do you tell him, my lady. After all you are family to him." he tells her, she fakes a shock expression and place her hand on her chest.
"Such the Gentleman, Mr. Frye." she states with a smirk, he just smiles and moves her in front of him. "Why I am always a gentleman, Miss Dorian." Jacob whispers into her ear. Abberline clears his throat, making the two look at him, he was not impressed at all. Jacob moves away from her as she brushes a strain of her hair behind her ear. "Right anyway…" she starts as Abberline inhaled on his pipe, "Twopenny is robbing The Bank of England." she informs him, making Abberline choke on his smoke. She pants his back, "The Governor of the bank?" Abberline asks, Jacob nods at him. "I think I need to sit down." he states, shifting a bit. "There's no time for that. Bastard probably deep in the vault by now." Jacob tells him, "However you get in, and I don't want to know." Abberline tell him, "Of course. But, do you know HOW we can get in?" Jacob asks as he slum his arm over Alexandria's shoulder.
Abberline shift in his spot then leans close to them, "The Bank is designed to protect England's gold reserves – a fortress guarded under lock and key. There is the Bank manager, Mr. Osborne. Only he is allowed free across to the vault. You can spot him near the entrance." Abberline starts, "Stealth opportunity." Alexandria adds at him. "And, oh yes, one man keeps a close watch on the vault door, he watches it like a hawk. If he see you, he's sure to seat it." Abberline informs him. "Assistance opportunity." she adds, Jacob nods at her. "The guard captain, Gus Howard, knows Twopenny well. He is in on this. I'm certain of this, I'm certain." Abberline states, "Unique kill opportunity." Alexandria states, Abberline sighs. "Mr. Frye, Alex, please use discretion. The only way to implicate Twopenny is to catch him in the act. DO NOT jeopardize him, NO big display. THIS is the Bank of England." Abberline tells them.
"Yeah… Jacob, don't jeopardize the mission." Alexandria smacks the back of her hand against Jacob's arm. He looks at her, acting hurt. "I do no such thing." he states, Alexandria looks at him, "Please… what about the last time you…" she starts, but Jacob covers her mouth with his hand, she giggles softly as Jacob glares at her. "If either of you encounter trouble, I'll be in the atrium – in disguise." Abberline tells them and walks off. Jacob looks at Alexandria, she shrugs at him, and they moved away from each other and look at the Bank. "Twopenny wouldn't be leaving that vault." Jacob states, with a scoff. Alexandra rolls her eyes at him as he jumps over the railing and land into the wagon of leaves. Alexandria did the same as Jacob leaps out of the wagon. She then leaps out and they both ran over to the bank and walk inside. "Any ideas?" Jacob asks her, "Act normal and when I say normal, no killing or sneaking or anything related to the Assassins." She whispers to him, he nods at her and they walk inside.
They walk inside walking round the Bank, hiding in plain sight, then they spot s Gus in the other room, Jacob and Alexandria ran, she then socks 'him in the side of the face and Jacob grips his arm and twisted it behind his back. "Where is Two Penny?" Jacob asks him as the three started to walk, "Please. I have family. He's in the vault ogling his priceless paintings!" Gus tells them. They started to run to the bank room, walking pass the guards, as the reach the office and to the door-frame on the other side, Alexandria walks up to Gus and tightly wraps her arms around his throat, cutting off his air supply. He gags at her, but she lowers him to the ground. "Close your eyes, when you wake you wouldn't remember us, you think you took a nap from overworking here." She whispers to him, Gus went limp in her arms as he pass out from the loss of air, she then drags him over to a chair, set in it and backs away from him. "He's asleep." She states and they walk down the steps.
They then found the balcony and look over, seeing a few men, Jacob shot a few with the tranquilizer darts, making them fight each other. Alexandria jumps onto the railing, seeing Twopenny below her and Jacob takes his chance, he jumps down and jabs his blade into Twopenny's throat. Alexandria, and jumps down, getting the other Blighter in the throat as well. She then crawls over to them and gently lifts Twopenny of the ground as Jacob stood over her. Twopenny grips onto her shoulder. "You've stolen your last shilling from the people of London." Jacob tells her. "Those animals squander their savings. We are the experts in investment. Nothing would be built or improved, nothing would rise above the muck without our guiding –– No, creating! –– the future. They benefit as much as their worth." he states, Alexandria looks at him, seeing nothing but a fool as Jacob kneels down beside her, glaring at him. "This is their city, not yours." he growls at him, "Without our investments, there would be no city." he tells them, Alexandria laughs a little.
"It's funny, you see yourselves as God, but all I see is children wanting to be wanna be Gods." she tells him and looks back at him. He glares at her. "Trovate la pace nella tua finzione divinità. Riposa in pace." she tells him and he went limp in her arms. She raise her hand and closes his eyes and then laid him down, Alexandria stands up and steps back, Jacob reaches into his pocket, pulls out a coin and flicks it into Twopenny's hand. "A path for the dead." Jacob states, then kneels down beside him, pulling out his handkerchief and wipes Twopenny's blood onto it. Pockets it and stood up. They both ran into a vault room, Alexandria slides under the broken open vent, Jacob follows after her, the ran along the hidden passageway and side through the next broken open vent. Finding themselves in other vault room, the ran over to the elevator, Alexandria shot out her hook and jumps up and grip onto the second floor, edge. Jacob shot his hook up next to her and jumps up next to her as she jumps over and grips onto the ledge, pulling herself up and to the next floor and up herself through the open door, Jacob looks amazed on how skill she really was then Alexandria looms over and waves her hand up, telling him to hurry up. He smirks, climb over to the other side, pulls himself up and climbs to the open door where, Alexandria was waiting for him. She grips his arm and pulls in into the room, they both stood up and they both ran out of the bank.
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"Murder! Murder!" a man shouts out as people ran out of the Bank, "Thank goodness, the police! We're saved!" other said with relief "Arsset them all for robbing the people of England!" Abberline orders, the two sigh, knowing that they were caught and escorted to cage wagons. Abberline turns and looks over at the people that were confused. "The Bank of England is closed until further notice." he tells them.
Jacob looks over at Abberline, smirks and then lean back and slouches in his spot as Alexandria had both of her arms and legs cross, "Remind me again, why are we working together?" she asks him, looking over at him, Jacob looks at her and smirks. "For the people of London, love." he states, she raise an eyebrow at that, "And because you can't resist me." he adds. Alexandria scoffs and shoves his hat over his eyes and looks away, trying to hid the smile on her lips from his statement. Jacob smiles at her, after pulling his hat from over his eyes and slicks back his hair and place his hat back onto his head.
He then starts to laugh, making Alexandria laugh as well.